Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled collusion lawsuits against the NFL after an ongoing public battle.

In a three-sentence statement released Friday, the NFL said:

“For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr. Reid have engaged in an ongoing dialogue with representatives of the NFL. As a result of those discussions, the parties have decided to resolve the pending grievances. The resolution of this matter is subject to a confidentiality agreement so there will be no further comment by any party.”

Earlier in the week, the outcast NFL star fronted Nike’s Just Do It 30-year anniversary campaign — in a bold move that saw more than $6 billion added to Nike’s bottom line in a matter of months.

The campaign, centred around Kaepernick’s decision to take a stand by kneeling during NFL games as a silent protest to racial inequality in America, included Kaepernick saying the phrase: “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything. Just Do It”.

Eric Reid and quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the anthem.Source:AP

His decision to call America to “Just Do It” has been cheapened in the eyes of some commentators by his recent decision to reportedly demand $20 million to play in the AAF, a second tier American football league.

Having failed to attract any interest from the NFL, the AAF was Kaepernick’s last option.

His decision to demand more money than Tom Brady earned last season has seen the controversial star divide America all over again.

One tweet from The Athletic’s Lindsay Jones revealed the whole story and called Nike’s whole campaign into question.

The new Alliance of American Football reached out to the former 49ers quarterback, according to The Athletic.

AAF co-founder Bill Polian told The Athletic that CEO Charlie Ebersol reached out to Kaepernick, but nothing came of it.

According to the Associated Press, Kaepernick wanted $20 million or more to consider playing with the league, which opened with its first set of games last weekend with the likes of former Jets Christian Hackenberg and John Wolford, and former Toledo standout Logan Woodside owning starting QB jobs.

Kaepernick does fit the description of an Alliance player — one looking to entice NFL teams — though his contract demands are astronomically higher than the league norm.

Players earn $225,000 over three years in the Alliance. They are free beginning in May to pursue NFL careers, but should they not land a job there, they are obligated to return to the AAF.

Kaepernick helped start a wave of protests about social and racial injustice in 2016 by kneeling during the national anthem at games while with the 49ers. He has not played the past two seasons and has a lawsuit against the NFL for collusion to keep him out of the league.